The "Choral Arts Society" of The Highlands

At the Christmas party at The Highlands in December 2009, Bill Bellows, Don Aikens and Stan Sylvester "sang" a parody of "My Favorite Things" utilizing words used by Julie Andrews at her 65th birthday party at Radio City Music Hall.

If you click on the arrow in the middle of the photo below and turn your sound up loud, you can appreciate some of the fun we had that day.

The actual words are:

Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,

Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,

Bundles of magazines tied up in strings,

These are a few of my favorite things.

Cadillacs, cataracts, hearing aids, glasses,

Polident, Fixodent, false teeth in glasses,

Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,

These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak,

When the bones creak,

When my knees go bad,

I simply remember my favorite things,

And then I don't feel so sad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,

No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,

Bathrobes and heating pads, hot meals they bring,

These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pains and slow brains, and no need for sinnin',

Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',

And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,

When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache,

When the pipes break,

When the eyes go dim,

Then I remember the great life I've had,

And then I don't feel so bad,.